Scientists have observed the birth of a new planet from star dust

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Ученые заметили рождение новой планеты из звездной пылиAstronomers have spotted the signs of the birth of a new planet in a cloud of star dust around the star, located 176 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have spotted the signs of the birth of a new planet in a cloud of star dust around the star TW Hydra, located 176 light-years from Earth.

With the help of a complex of radio telescopes in Chile, scientists noticed gaps in the cloud of dust around a young on an astronomical scale (10 million years) stars. This cloud is disk-shaped and consists of small particles of dust and gas.

According to scientists, the gaps in this cloud indicate the formation of a new planet. Calculated possible dimensions based on the width of a space, the astronomers concluded that the planet is slightly larger than Neptune.

Astronomers believe that we are talking about the ice giant like Neptune and Uranus.

The principles of the origin of the planets troubled scientists as it became clear that not all planets are formed by the same principles as in the Solar system.

The gap has been detected by the set of radio telescopes Alma.

Alma consists of 66 high-precision antennas located in Chile at an altitude of about five thousand meters above sea level.

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